Red Line (Delhi Metro)

Red Line
Red Line
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Delhi
Termini	Dilshad Garden (east) Rithala (west)
Stations	21
Daily ridership	374,516[1]
Operation
Opened	December 25, 2002
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character	At-grade and elevated
Technical
Line length	24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Track gauge	Indian gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Route map

The Red Line(Hindi: रेड लाइन) of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of the first stretch that was constructed and commissioned in Delhi and has of 21 stations that runs from Dilshad Garden to Rithala with a total distance of 24.4 km.^[2] The entire line is elevated. The line connects the areas of North East Delhi, North Delhi and North West Delhi. The DMRC was incorporated in 1995 and construction for the Tiz Hazari to Shahdra section began in October 1998, and opened in December 2002

History

The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The first Segment was constructed from Tis Hazari to Shahdara and opened on 25 December 2002. The Strategy worked in favour of DMRC. Many foreign investors, specifically from The Japan Bank for International Cooperation invested in the project, they were really impressed with the attempt, especially by the corruption free model. The money invested was utilised to complete the rest of the segments in phase-I and then in construction of the phase-II. Subsequently, other stations were opened in phases, initially between Tis Hazari to Inderlok in 2003, then from Inderlok to Rithala in 2004 and a final eastern extension from Shahdara to Dilshad Garden in 2008. The Red Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Kashmere Gate and the Green Line at Inderlok. Kashmere Gate will also have an interchange with the Violet Line - which currently terminates as ITO - by late 2016. This line is the third most heavily used by daily commuters, as it acts as a link for those, who reside in West and North Delhi, to travel towards East Delhi and vice versa.

Future extensions

An extension from Rithala to Bawana (6.1 km), originally planned for Phase I, has been moved into Phase III for completion by 2016-17 respectively. Another Phase III plan, includes an eastward extension of 9.5 km from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT (New Bus Stand) which was approved by the DMRC and the government in January 2014. Construction began in early 2015 and is expected to be completed by 2016-17, thereby providing commuters another link to travel to Ghaziabad, as opposed to the Blue Line branch, that connects to Vaishali in Ghaziabad.

Toward Narela

Under the Phase IV of the Delhi Metro Red Line will extended towards Narela (21.73 km)^[3] with the proposed following Stations: Rohini Sector 26, Rohini Sector 31, Rohini Sector 32, Rohini Sector 36, Rohini Sector 37, Barwala, Put Khurd, Bawana Industrial Area – 1, Bawana Industrial Area – 2, Bawana, Bawana JJ Colony, Sanpath, New Sanath Colony, Anaj Mandi and Narela

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
25 December 2002	Shahdara	Tis Hazari	8.3 kilometers (5.2 mi)	6
3 October 2003	Tis Hazari	Inderlok	4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi)	4
31 March 2004	Inderlok	Rithala	8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi)	8
4 June 2008	Shahdara	Dilshad Garden	3.1 kilometers (1.9 mi)	3
Total	Dilshad Garden	Rithala	24.4 kilometers (15.2 mi)	21

Map

Red Line

List of stations (East to North)

Delhi Metro Red Line
Legend
New Bus Stand Hindon Arthala Mohan Nagar Shyam Park Rajendra Nagar Rajbagh Shahid Nagar ↑ under construction Dilshad Garden Jhilmil Mansarovar Park Shahdara Swami Dayanand Marg Welcome Seelampur Shastri Park Yamuna River Kashmere Gate  Yellow Line   Violet Line  Tis Hazari Rani Jhansi Road Pul Bangash Pratap Nagar Swami Narayan Marg Shastri Nagar Inderlok  Green Line  Kanhiya Nagar Keshav Puram Ring Road Netaji Subhash Place Kohat Enclave Pitam Pura Outer Ring Road Rohini East Rohini West Rithala

Delhi Metro currently have parking facilities at 20 metro stations of the Red line.^[4]

Red Line
No.	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout	Coordination
	English	Hindi
1	New Bus Stand	बस स्टैन्ड	Under Construction	None	Elevated
2	Hindon	हिंडन	Under Construction	None	Elevated
3	Arthala	अर्थला	Under Construction	None	Elevated
4	Mohan Nagar	मोहन नगर	Under Construction	None	Elevated
5	Shyam park	श्याम पार्क	Under Construction	None	Elevated
6	Rajendra Nagar	राजेन्द्र नगर	Under Construction	None	Elevated
7	Rajbagh	राजबाग	Under Construction	None	Elevated
8	Shahid Nagar	शहीद नगर	Under Construction	None	Elevated
9	Dilshad Garden	दिलशाद गार्डन	4 June 2008	None	Elevated	28°40′32″N 77°19′13″E / 28.675556°N 77.320278°E
10	Jhilmil	झिलमिल कालोनी	4 June 2008	None	Elevated	28°40′32″N 77°18′45″E / 28.675663°N 77.312488°E
11	Mansarovar Park	मानसरोवर पार्क	4 June 2008	None	Elevated	28°40′31″N 77°18′06″E / 28.675406°N 77.301554°E
12	Shahdara	शाहदरा	25 December 2002	Northern Suburban Railways	Elevated	28°40′25″N 77°17′24″E / 28.673476°N 77.289923°E
13	Welcome	वेलकम	25 December 2002	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Elevated	28°40′19″N 77°16′41″E / 28.672050°N 77.277934°E
14	Seelampur	सीलमपुर	25 December 2002	None	Elevated	28°40′11″N 77°16′00″E / 28.669824°N 77.266738°E
15	Shastri Park	शास्त्री पार्क	25 December 2002	None	At Grade	28°40′06″N 77°15′00″E / 28.668204°N 77.250098°E
16	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	25 December 2002	Yellow Line      Violet Line (Under Construction)	Elevated	28°40′03″N 77°13′41″E / 28.667489°N 77.228045°E
17	Tis Hazari	तीस हजारी	25 December 2002	None	Elevated	28°40′02″N 77°12′59″E / 28.667216°N 77.216517°E
18	Pul Bangash	पुल बंगश	3 October 2003	None	Elevated	28°39′59″N 77°12′25″E / 28.666251°N 77.206984°E
19	Pratap Nagar	प्रताप नगर	3 October 2003	None	Elevated	28°40′00″N 77°11′56″E / 28.666698°N 77.198841°E
20	Shastri Nagar	शास्त्री नगर	3 October 2003	None	Elevated	28°40′12″N 77°10′54″E / 28.670134°N 77.181785°E
21	Inderlok	इन्दरलोक	3 October 2003	Green Line	Elevated	28°40′24″N 77°10′13″E / 28.673445°N 77.170337°E
22	Kanhiya Nagar	कन्हैया नगर	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	28°40′57″N 77°09′53″E / 28.682437°N 77.164761°E
23	Keshav Puram	केशव पुरम	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	28°41′20″N 77°09′42″E / 28.688903°N 77.161784°E
24	Netaji Subhash Place	नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस	31 March 2004	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Elevated	28°41′45″N 77°09′09″E / 28.695886°N 77.152450°E
25	Kohat Enclave	कोहाट एन्क्लेव	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	28°41′53″N 77°08′27″E / 28.698004°N 77.140835°E
26	Pitam Pura	पीतमपुरा	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	28°42′11″N 77°07′57″E / 28.703151°N 77.132397°E
27	Rohini East	रोहिणी पूर्व	31 March 2004	Magenta Line (Under Construction-Phase IV)	Elevated	28°42′28″N 77°07′33″E / 28.707659°N 77.125901°E
28	Rohini West	रोहिणी पश्चिम	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	28°42′54″N 77°06′55″E / 28.714980°N 77.115387°E
29	Rithala	रिठाला	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	28°43′15″N 77°06′25″E / 28.720879°N 77.107029°E
30	Rohini Sector 26	रोहिणी सेक्टर 26	Phase IV	None	Elevated
31	Rohini Sector 31	रोहिणी सेक्टर 31	Phase IV	None	Elevated
32	Rohini Sector 32	रोहिणी सेक्टर 32	Phase IV	None	Elevated
33	Rohini Sector 36	रोहिणी सेक्टर 36	Phase IV	None	Elevated
34	Rohini Sector 37	रोहिणी सेक्टर 37	Phase IV	None	Elevated
35	Barwala	बरवाला	Phase IV	None	Elevated
36	Put Khurd		Phase IV	None	Elevated
37	Bawana Industrial Area – 1	बवाना औद्योगिक क्षेत्र 1	Phase IV	None	Elevated
38	Bawana Industrial Area – 2	बवाना औद्योगिक क्षेत्र 2	Phase IV	None	Elevated
39	Bawana	बवाना	Phase IV	None	Elevated
40	Bawana JJ Colony	बवाना जेजे कॉलोनी	Phase IV	None	Elevated
41	Sanpath		Phase IV	None	Elevated
42	New Sanath Colony		Phase IV	None	Elevated
43	Anaj Mandi	अनाज मण्डी	Phase IV	None	Elevated
44	Narela	नरेला	Phase IV	None	Elevated

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway

References

1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Metro-seeks-916-new-coaches-to-tackle-overcrowding-in-trains/articleshow/54574618.cms
2. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)
3. http://themetrorailguy.com/2016/07/15/delhi-govt-approves-delhi-metro-phase-4s-dpr/
4. http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Parking_Details.aspx

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• "Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC).
• UrbanRail.Net — descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.